Blog #5

Blog #5

Europeans took over Africa, as they took over they were labeling the African as strong and powerful, which left the Europeans threatened. Then they discovered that there were valuable sources that could of great resources in Africa.  Clearly, their adventure s became sources for a wealth of information about Africa’s geography, culture, and degree in African cultural advancement and technical  conditions, as well  nature of continents’ resources (rubber, cotton, coffee, iron, gold, diamonds, palm and peanut oil, ivory, fish, animals skin,) all of which could enhance the European “industrial revolution”. (Azvedo p. 111) The only way to intrude and took over was to enslave the Africans and later trade the valuable resources or commodities they later had to offer. Their way of making a profit was to work the salves with hard labor and no pay, to continue to produce the goods in the fields and out in the bush to collect the rubber.

Then soon to follow was the end to slavery and there were other problems, such as prejudice, KKK, segregation and white supremacy. This held on a long time, when South Africa was trying to come together and not go against each other the Europeans would cease all togetherness. There was also a racist situation going on within the people of South Africa and the Government; Political officials, which created an Apatide, or a separation.